Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality
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Rove, Karl, 266, 377
Ruemmler, Kathryn, 354, 358, 359
Rumsfeld, Donald, 11
Ryan, Paul, 331
Sacramento, Calif., 209, 210
Sainz, Fred, 332, 338, 424–25
Salt Lake City, Utah, 427
Salt Lake City School district, 350
same-sex marriage:
in California, 4–7, 9, 19–20, 36, 37, 42, 44, 45, 48, 52, 53, 54, 69, 77, 103, 338–39
Chad’s perspective on ban of, 12
civil rights and, 10, 45, 51, 139, 220, 250, 288, 327, 338, 357, 358
Democrats and, 9–10, 186, 293, 380
destabilizing marriage and, 53–54, 91, 111, 122, 151, 204–6, 216, 217, 318, 357
federal benefits and, 10, 19, 166, 248, 314, 345, 350, 351, 356, 370–71
in foreign countries, 94, 151–53, 172, 215, 254, 285, 350, 409
in Hawaii, 20, 28, 56
in Massachusetts, 9, 19, 102, 150, 153–54, 234–35, 280
in New York, 260–69, 285, 293, 297, 316, 354, 362, 370
Obama’s views on, 120–21, 166, 167, 259, 268–69, 284–86, 288–89, 291–301, 303, 326, 331–33, 353, 358
polls on, 64, 237, 289–90, 299, 301, 323, 331, 332, 362, 376
public education campaign on, 35, 36
public opinion and, 21, 26, 31, 64, 316, 323–25, 344
religion and, 35, 51, 69, 94, 113, 162–64, 167, 185–87, 197, 215, 261, 264, 267, 285, 287, 291, 296, 297, 305, 323, 324, 326–27, 332, 340
state-by-state strategy for, 3–34
Wolfson and, 27–28, 29
Sanders, Jerry, 143–47, 149, 166, 430
Sanders, Lisa, 144–45
San Diego, Calif., 146–47
San Francisco, Calif., 3–5, 47–49, 59, 60, 64, 323, 333, 339, 340
amicus brief filing asked of, 56
Attorney’s Office in, 54, 67, 69, 143
case-management hearing in, 60–63
filing of Perry in, 43–44
gay pride parade in, 120
LGBT Center in, 220
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in, 212
Ninth Circuit and, 239
as party to Prop 8 case, 56–58, 60, 239
Perry trial in, 64–78, 81–209, 211–27
Prop 8 challenge in, 20, 43–44, 47–49
same-sex marriage in, 19, 37, 42, 53, 77, 103, 105
as under the rule of homosexuals, 173
San Francisco Chronicle, 212–13, 271
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, 426, 433–34
San Jose Mercury News, 58, 167, 171
“Save Our Children” campaign, 117, 304
Scagnetti, Carole, 58
Scaife, Richard, 130
Scalia, Antonin, 11, 16, 20–21, 108, 129, 213, 214, 216, 335, 341, 342, 344, 347, 366, 399, 403, 409–10, 428
in cert conflict, 392
Hollingsworth decision and, 419–20
in Hollingsworth oral arguments, 395–96, 398
Windsor dissent of, 413–14, 419, 421
Schake, Kristina, 4–6, 8, 17, 18, 20, 29, 31, 32, 33–37, 38–39, 64–67, 148, 209–14, 219–20, 265, 280, 297, 304, 323, 330, 355, 393
back-channel to Schwarzenegger of, 53
gay rights community as viewed by, 34, 35–39, 57
Hollingsworth decision and, 408
at Hollingsworth oral arguments, 384, 385, 388, 389, 390, 396, 398
Perry trial and, 81–85, 104, 106, 107, 120–21, 126, 129–30, 174, 203, 221, 223–24, 225, 226, 227
personality of, 5
plaintiff selection and, 34–39, 41
Prop 8 and, 56
White House job of, 237, 239, 275, 296
Schein, Felix, 304
Schmidt, Steve, 293
Schneider, Dawn, 346
Schubert, Frank, 170, 187, 191–92, 297
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 20, 53, 55
science, Thompson’s attack on, 136–37
Scopes monkey trial, 56
SCOTUSblog.com, 338, 345
scrutiny, judicial:
heightened, 40, 61, 89, 101, 115, 117, 156, 192, 198, 225, 232, 235, 255, 256, 258, 268, 337, 356, 359, 366, 390, 403
strict, 314, 368
Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 255–56, 337, 357
security clearances, 192
segregation, 3, 13, 50, 77, 107, 109, 126, 213, 258, 268, 279, 352
Segura, Gary, 160–67, 192, 194
Senate, New York State, 266–68
Senate, U.S., 42, 166, 214, 265, 285, 286, 322, 331
separation, 134, 138
sexual intercourse, 90–91
sexuality, 54, 55, 93, 156
sexual orientation, 37, 48, 61, 101, 104, 112, 120, 207, 222, 225, 240, 242, 256, 285
conversion therapy and, 155–59, 178
Herek’s views on, 177–83
Olson’s view of, 17
Sheen, Martin, 278
Shigemura, Lia, 140–41
Shriver, Maria, 20, 53, 209
Silver Linings Playbook, 346
Simpsons, The (TV show), 301
Singer, Paul, 264, 266
single individuals, 105, 150
Sippel, Evan, 378
SKDKnickerbocker, 327, 362, 372
Skelos, Dean G., 266, 267
slavery, slaves, 24, 50, 77, 110, 113, 124
Smelt v. United States, 249, 251
Smith, Bill, 266
Smith, Paul, 39–40, 387
Smith, Randy, 235, 244, 246, 274, 314, 428
Smith, Yeardley, 301
Socarides, Richard, 10, 303
social media, 65, 219, 302, 333, 378, 380
Social Security, 418
sodomy laws, 15–16, 30–31, 34, 40, 50, 115–16, 192, 344, 368, 396
Solomon, Marc, 326
Sotomayor, Sonia, 335, 389, 392, 393, 419, 421
Souter, David, 41, 337
Southern Baptist Convention, 164
Southern Poverty Law Center, 303
Spain, 153
Spielberg, Steven, 283
Spitzer, Robert, 318
sports, 324–25, 379
Sports Illustrated, 409
Springsteen, Bruce, 210, 227
Spyer, Thea, 252, 254, 337–66, 370, 400
standing doctrine, 232, 233, 240, 243–44, 246, 391–92, 393, 398, 401–2, 405, 410, 414–15, 420–21
California Supreme Court decision on, 270, 271
Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, 361
stare decisis, 30–31
Starr, Kenneth, 8
state attorneys general, 349–50
state-by-state strategy, 3–34
state legislatures, 13, 18, 36, 60, 64, 116, 322
status, 224, 367
stereotypes, 116–18, 128, 198, 258, 282
Stevens, John Paul, 40, 214, 314–15, 410
Stewart, Terry, 54–59, 67, 68, 76, 94, 139–40, 181, 182, 195, 214–15, 226, 319, 349, 351, 356, 357, 361, 369, 386, 433
appeals court case and, 235, 239–42, 273, 274, 277, 319
expert witnesses and, 115–16, 155
Hollingsworth and, 390, 393
Thompson and, 119–20
Verrilli and, 349, 351–52, 356, 357
video compilation and, 185, 187, 188
Stier, Frank, 77, 101, 179, 306, 339, 340
Stier, Matt, 76, 77–78, 104–5, 305, 306
Stier, Sandy, 37, 46, 71, 74–78, 83, 85, 100, 101, 102, 114, 200, 201, 245, 301, 304–7, 339–40, 347, 397, 420
appeals court case and, 232, 238–39, 270–73, 304, 307
dissolution of marriage of, 76, 77
8 and, 262, 279
family relations of, 118, 305
after Hollingsworth decision, 416
Hollingsworth decision and, 407–8, 411
at Hollingsworth oral arguments, 373, 380, 383–84, 387–88, 394–95, 396
marriage of Kris and, 339, 424–29, 432–34
in People, 148
testimony of, 103, 104–5, 430
Stier, Tom, 77, 101, 179, 305–6, 339, 340
Stonewall Inn, 117, 253, 260, 323, 413, 434
Streisand, Barbra, 283
stress, 126–28, 252, 328, 339
suicide, 12, 25, 155, 158, 238, 240, 282
Sullivan, Andrew, 298
Sullivan, Kathleen, 40–41, 371
Supreme Court, California, see California Supreme Court
Supreme Court, Florida, 70
Supreme Court, Iowa, 32
Supreme Court, U.S., 13–17, 20–22, 36, 55, 64–65, 72–73, 76–77, 129, 131, 142, 193, 206, 213–16, 234–36, 239–44, 247, 249–50, 255, 261, 274, 276–77, 281, 290, 300, 307, 313–17, 322, 334–82, 384–85, 386
abortion and, 21, 50, 232–33, 325, 343, 374
amicus curiae briefs and, 349–52, 358, 361
animus and, 67
Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona and, 233, 244, 246, 414–15, 420
Bowers v. Hardwick and, 30–31, 34, 41, 387, 396
briefs and, 353, 355, 365–71
broadcasting decision and, 74, 82, 84, 85–86, 122–23, 130
Brown v. Board of Education and, 50, 77, 108–9, 258, 336, 344, 352, 356, 358, 367
Bush v. Gore and, 7–9, 13, 39, 42, 70, 231, 385, 388
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez and, 224–25
Citizens United and, 167–68
conservatives in, 11, 16, 18, 84, 123, 234, 335, 341, 342, 392, 401, 403, 404
courage in history of, 336–37
Democratic co-counsel selection and, 39–41
Diamond v. Charles and, 232–33
DIG decisions in, 391–93
doll test and, 109, 126
DOMA cases and, 272, 335, 337, 344–45, 347, 350, 351, 356, 361, 363, 366, 370–71, 400
en banc review delay and, 278–79
Hollingsworth v. Perry and, see Hollingsworth v. Perry
interracial marriage and, 33, 62, 90, 351, 354, 356, 357
Karcher v. May and, 244
liberals in, 18, 21, 40, 123, 224, 272, 335, 341, 401–2, 404, 419, 420, 421
on marriage as fundamental right, 15–17, 86, 368, 369
oral argument and, 370–72, 373
political power and, 164
public’s view of, 335–37
rallies and protest at, 378–79
rational basis test and, 132–33, 218
reading of decisions by, 406–7
Romer case and, 15, 20, 40, 54, 92–93, 117, 191, 243, 274, 308, 313, 316, 344
secrecy of deliberations by, 406
sexual orientation and, 101
sodomy laws and, 30–31, 34, 40, 50, 192, 344, 368, 396
standing doctrine and, 232, 233, 240, 243–44, 246, 391–92, 393, 398, 401–2, 404, 410, 414–15, 420–21
Williams v. Illinois and, 224
see also specific individuals
Supreme Court Roundups, 49, 50
Sweatt v. Painter (1950), 336
Tam, Hak-Shing William, 66–69, 82, 83, 119–22, 139, 189
testimony of, 169–76, 191, 223
Target, 323
TargetPoint, 326
Tasha (Stewart and Scagnetti’s daughter), 58
taxes, 6, 150, 252, 255, 290, 370, 417
Tayrani, Amir, 123–24, 203, 234, 351
teenagers, 12, 25–26, 37, 238, 240, 282
television, 28, 38, 65, 123, 131, 171, 200, 282, 283, 333, 373, 379
“tenth justice,” use of term, 351
Texas, 27, 238, 336
black in, 25
racial discrimination in, 13
sodomy laws in, 15–16
Thiel, Peter, 264
Thomas, Clarence, 235–36, 335, 342, 365, 366, 373, 394–95, 411, 420
Thomas, Virginia, 235–36, 365, 373
Thompson, David, 139, 207, 319
cross-examination by, 112–14, 119–21, 124, 135–37, 164–67
Miller and, 196, 197, 199
Thurmond, Strom, 213
Time, 148, 212
“Time Is Now, The” (memo), 33–34, 36
Time Warner Inc., 344
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 350
Today show, 81–82
transgendered people, 9, 12
Trump, Donald, 332
Turner v. Safely, 369
24 (TV show), 366
“21 Reasons Why Gender Matters” (article), 132–33, 134–35
Twitter, 302, 332, 383
Umhoefer, Adam, 65, 66, 81, 82, 85, 210, 211–12, 221, 237, 297, 298–99, 304, 307, 339, 345, 410, 411, 422
AFER taken over by, 282, 302
background of, 282–83
after Hollingsworth decision, 416
Hollingsworth oral arguments and, 359, 361–62, 365, 375–76, 378–80, 384, 388
and lifting of Ninth Circuit stay, 424
at New York gay pride parade, 260–62, 268–69
Supreme Court and, 338, 346
and wedding of Kris and Sandy, 426, 428
United for Marriage, 378
United Kingdom, 409
United States v. Virginia, 215–16
United States v. Windsor, see Windsor case
Uno, Ted, 185, 187–88
Uruguay, 409
USA Today, 373
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 376
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 255
Utah Pride Center, 427
Vermont, 60, 164, 165
Verrilli, Donald, 349–52, 355–59, 360, 395
videos, 38, 99, 119, 121, 184–90, 297, 327, 362, 377
Villaraigosa, Antonio, 130
violence, 161, 163, 166, 194–95, 200
Virginia, 214, 216, 241, 336
interracial marriage in, 88, 90, 336, 354, 373
Virginia Military Institute, 215–16
“Vote No on 8” campaign, 56–57
Voting Rights Act, 410
Walker, Vaughn R., 52–63, 68, 85–92, 96–99, 103, 105, 106, 129–31, 137, 139, 153, 179, 181, 190, 209, 211–15, 256, 280, 319, 345, 347, 393
attacks on, 129, 130, 213, 271–72, 274, 308
Blankenhorn’s testimony and, 203, 205, 206–7
broadcasting plan of, 72–73, 76, 84, 85–86, 123, 130, 131
case management hearing and, 60, 61–62
closing arguments and, 209, 215–18
Cooper’s filing of motion about, 271–72, 308, 319
decision of, 211, 219–27, 232, 233, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 271, 308, 337, 351, 391, 425, 426, 433
8 and, 278, 279, 283
en banc decision and, 307–9
family background of, 157–58
first order of, 52–54
as gay, 47–49, 129, 157–58, 178, 207, 212–14, 271–72, 307–8
Kendall’s testimony and, 155–59
Miller’s testimony and, 193, 196, 199–200
Olson on, 373, 398
opposition to nomination of, 44–45, 222
retirement plans of, 47, 271
and Supreme Court’s granting cert, 345
Supreme Court’s Prop 8 handling assessed by, 422
Tam’s testimony and, 119
Thompson and, 112, 165–66
trial plans and, 54–56, 59
Wallace, Mike, 264
Wallace, Nicole, 329
Wall Street Journal, 129, 376
Walmart, 24
Walsh, Seth, 238
Walters, Barbara, 279
Ward, Sonny, 284, 285
Ware, James, 271–72
Warner, Mark, 380
Warren, Earl, 15, 109, 126
Warren, Rick, 352–53
Washington, D.C., 21, 23, 50, 59, 215, 221, 233–34, 364
Caucus Room in, 14
Chad in, 4, 5, 11–17, 24, 167, 237, 303–4, 320–21, 352–55, 359
Kris in, 339
same-sex marriage in, 336, 354
tour of civil rights landmarks in, 380–82
Washington, George, 109
Washington Post, 59, 219, 301, 332, 373, 376, 380, 385, 417
Washington Post/ABC News poll, 301
Washington State, 20, 213–14, 294, 322, 323, 333–34, 362
election of 2012 in, 322, 323, 325, 327, 329, 333–34
Wen Ho Lee, 140
West, Tony, 249–52, 256–57, 259
Westboro Baptist Church, 379
West Hollywood, 26–27, 226, 227
“What If We Lose” campaign letter, 69, 173
Whelan, Edward, III, 129, 213
White House, 6, 24, 167, 248–49, 250, 265, 296–6, 298–99
Chad and Boies’s visit to, 353–55
Kristina’s job in, 237, 239, 274, 296
White House Counsel’s Office, 250
Whitman, Meg, 219–20, 227, 238, 350–51
widowed people, 20
Wiggins, David, 325–26
Wilde, Olivia, 283
William Morris Agency, 219
Williams, Brian, 279
Williams v. Illinois, 224
Wilson, Pete, 213
Windsor, Edie, 252–55, 257, 314, 337–38, 347, 350, 351, 361, 366, 370, 400–401, 404–5, 407, 411, 413, 417
Windsor, Thea, 337–38, 366, 370
Windsor case, 252–55, 337–38, 345, 347, 350, 351, 356, 360–62, 366
briefs in, 366, 370–71, 418
implementation of, 417–18
Kaplan and, see Kaplan, Robbie, in Windsor case
Kennedy’s opinion in, 411–13, 418–19
merits argument in, 402
moot session for, 370–72
oral arguments in, 401–5
Roberts’s dissent in, 421
Scalia’s dissent in, 413–14, 419, 421
standing doctrine and, 401–2, 404
Winfrey, Oprah, 148
Winters, Paul, 13
Wisconsin, 321–22, 331
witnesses, 54, 57, 58, 59, 71, 72, 74, 88, 91–93, 108–22, 149–67, 215, 218, 223, 301
Badgett, 149–54
Blankenhorn, 129–30, 202–9, 223, 225, 327